EDF1077 Games-based approaches to health and physical education
Faculty of Education
EDF1077 Games-based approaches to health and physical education is a level 1, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Peninsula. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1
- Peninsula
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before EDF1077
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After EDF1077
No unit lists EDF1077 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite
Must be enrolled in a course owned by the Faculty of Education
Overview
In this unit you will develop knowledge, skills and understanding related to games-based approaches, and ‘Game Sense’ or ‘Teaching Games for Understanding’ in particular. You will have an opportunity to use this approach to teach invasion, net and wall, striking and fielding, and target games. You will examine how the Game Sense approach supports learning and development, and gain an appreciation of how to utilise different strategies for differentiation. In addition, you will learn how to incorporate in a meaningful way, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander/First People's histories, cultures and languages into your delivery of sports and games. You will learn how to plan and deliver activities with challenging learning goals in a safe, structured, sequential way.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Peninsula | On campus, block |
Assessment
- Essay (1600 words or equivalent)40%
- Critical reflection (2400 words or equivalent)60%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
use various approaches to plan and deliver movement experiences that are challenging, safe and well structured
- 2
develop knowledge, skills and understanding related to games-based approaches, and ‘Game Sense’ in particular
- 3
demonstrate an understanding of how invasion, net and wall, striking and fielding, and target games could be taught using a Game Sense approach
- 4
demonstrate your capacity to incorporate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander/First People's histories, cultures and languages into sport and games delivery
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study.
Usually, you can expect to engage with:
• 24 hours* of scheduled learning delivered on campus via weekly/regular directed learning activities; and
• the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study
Scheduled learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
*Subject to variation due to professional experience requirements
You will be provided with the opportunity to engage with relevant literature and resources. Further, you will be encouraged to deepen your understanding of topic areas through collegial discussion and debate, and by participating in activities designed to extend your understanding.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
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Where it fits
EDF1077 is part of 1 area of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Ruth Jeanes
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Ruth Jeanes
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF1077?
EDF1077 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is EDF1077 offered?
In 2025, EDF1077 runs in Semester 1 at Peninsula.
How much work is EDF1077?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF1077 have an exam?
No. EDF1077 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include EDF1077?
EDF1077 is part of Secondary health and physical education.